How to Install Mac OS on VirtualBox

Installing Mac OS on VirtualBox can be a bit of a challenge, but with these steps, you should be able to get it up and running. Before we begin, make sure you have VirtualBox installed on your machine.

The first step is to create a new virtual machine in VirtualBox. To do this, go to the 'New' button at the top of the VirtualBox window and follow the prompts to create a new machine. Make sure to allocate enough memory for the machine - at least 25GB, but preferably more if you can spare it.

Next, you will need to configure the virtual machine's settings. Go into the 'Display' section and increase the video memory to 128MB. You should also enable 3D acceleration here.

In the 'Processor' section, give the machine as many CPU cores as you can spare. This will help the install process run faster.

In the 'System' section, go into 'Motherboard' and disable floppy boot. Change the chipset to PIIX3 as well.

Now we need to run a few VBoxManage commands for additional settings. You can either run these lines manually from the command line or save them to a script and run it later.

First, make sure your user is added to the vboxusers group if you want to use USB 3.0 devices with your virtual machine.

Next, we need to increase the video memory and enable 3D acceleration for our virtual machine:

VBoxManage modifyvm 'YourVMName' --vram 128

VBoxManage setextradata 'YourVMName' 'VBoxInternal2/EfiGraphicsResolution' 1920x1080

Make sure to replace 'YourVMName' with the name of your virtual machine.

You may also want to give your virtual machine more CPU cores if you can spare them. You can do this by running the following command:

VBoxManage setextradata 'YourVMName' 'VBoxInternal2/EfiGraphicsResolution' 1920x1080

VBoxManage modifyvm 'YourVMName' --cpus 4

Make sure to replace 'YourVMName' with the name of your virtual machine and the number of CPU cores you want to allocate.

Finally, we need to add the VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO image to our virtual machine. This will give us access to shared folders and other advanced features.

You can download the official VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO image from the Oracle website. Once it is downloaded, go to the 'Settings' menu in VirtualBox and select the 'Storage' tab. Click on the 'Add CD/DVD device' button and select the Guest Additions ISO image you just downloaded.

That's it! With these steps, you should be able to install Mac OS on your virtual machine using VirtualBox. If you have any trouble, make sure to check out the official VirtualBox documentation or seek help from a community forum.

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